The Alabama-bred actor is down for almost anything when it comes to films too: comedy (21 Jump Street), action (Haywire), romance (The Vow). Meet the one Hollywood actor who actually is having the time of his life. read more

He's just your average construction-working, pygmy-goat-raising, unnervingly intense, salt-of-the-earth two-time Academy Award nominee. And after struggling to break through for two decades, the actor is now collecting starring roles in mega-budget action movies (Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, The Avengers, and The Bourne Legacy) like they're going out of style. Even the most driven guys need a hobby, right? read more

As the heir to a vast oil fortune, the 25-year-old rising star could easily have become the kind of ultra-entitled proto-douchebag he portrayed (in duplicate) in The Social Network. Instead, Hammer—who plays J. Edgar Hoover's longtime assistant director (and lover) in the new biopic J. Edgar—proves to be unexpectedly down-to-earth. Proof: He's fond of the little people. read more